We will be running more 12 week Words To Live By writing for wellbeing courses in 2024. Keep an eye on our social media channels and What’s On page for updates (and make sure you’re on the mailing list!) We will also continue to run our 6 week Your Voice Matters therapeutic writing courses through the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Wellbeing & Recovery College.

Our Worcestershire LGBTQ+ writing group Standing Proud runs all year round on a Saturday morning over Zoom under the guidance of Nicola Longworth-Cook and in partnership with our friends at Out2gether. We’ll be starting a 12 week anthology course with Holly in February, with a book being released in June! New voices are very welcome, so please get in touch if you’d like to join.

We also have a survivors writing group that meets fortnightly online on a Thursday evening. (Run by Holly and Jemima). Email us at info@the-word-association.com for more information.

In the meantime, you can get involved in our regular History in the Making sessions and our monthly Speak Your Mind open mic night at The Old Needleworks in Redditch.

To stay informed, make sure you join our mailing list for monthly updates and follow us on facebook and instagram!

“Thank you so much for your wonderful sessions. They have really inspired me to write things out of my head when it all gets too explosive in there.”

Your Voice Matters participant